Sharing my love of healthy living and cooking

Salads are a big part of my weekly menu and I’m not talking about little itty – bitty side salads. No I am talking about Big Beautiful Salads – BBS for short! Thankfully hubby Tom also likes these salads and we can make a meal out of them. Like most people we enjoy a creamy …

I am super excited to share this recipe with you all today! In the past two years since moving to a plant based diet I have tried many vegan/plant based cheese sauce recipes. Some of them were down right awful and others were just okay. That all changed when my friend Donna Weifert shared her …

I love, love, love vegetables! There aren’t too many of them that I don’t like so I have a never ending variety to choose from. Fresh, frozen, steamed, oven roasted or sauteed in a pan – I like them all. Maybe that’s why a plant based diet was so easy to transition to. At first …

As the weather warms up I start thinking about different kinds of salads to replace some of the soup meals we enjoy during the colder months. Salads don’t have to be all vegetables. Lentils and beans tossed with some raw vegetables make for hearty flavorful salads that easily stand in for your main entree. Sometimes …

This Indian inspired dish isn’t too spicy – it’s just the right balance of spices.We served it over a hot baked sweet potato but it would be equally delicious over a bed of your favorite grain like brown rice, quinoa or couscous. If you prefer to skip the extra carbs you could choose to serve …

A friend of mine is having to change her diet due to some newly discovered food allergies. When we get together to share a meal I hate for her to miss out on having dessert so I have set out to find some recipes for healthier treats that accommodate her food allergies. It is a long list …

Properly fitting shoes for running or walking make a huge difference not only in comfort but performance. A few years ago my podiatrist told me to go to a running store and get fitted for proper shoes for my daily walks.I was losing some of my toe nails which I guess often happens to runners or …

I am always on the hunt for new whole grains to make for vegetarian main dishes or to use as a hearty, healthy side dish. I am not a vegetarian but I do like to include some meatless meals in my weekly menu. While shopping at Costco the other day I spotted a new product …

A couple of weeks ago Katy asked me if I could send her some recipes for vegetarian burgers. Meat is very expensive in Spain and she is getting tired of a diet mostly consisting of fish and chicken. A couple hours of research turned up a handful of recipes that looked promising so I emailed …

If you read yesterdays post about the Cheesy Meat Loaf Minis you know that I had half a pound of ground beef left over that needed to be made into something. I searched around on line looking for an idea to use up the ground beef and I found inspiration from an Eating Well recipe. …